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With the pace of change accelerating in today’s environment, it becomes critical for organizations to adapt and embrace a digital transformation that goes beyond implementing new tools and technology. By conducting a financial assessment, creating a business case, and building a road map, your organization can make the financial case for your...

Every family’s succession journey is unique, and the change can feel uncomfortable. To help navigate that transition in leadership, 32 former family office CEOs offer their succession stories with the intent of sharing their advice and lessons learned to light the path for those for whom such a transition may be on the horizon. Along with the impor...

In moving past the COVID-19 pandemic, there are five key items that CIOs will almost certainly need to focus on as their role shifts away from being pure technology leaders and toward critical business drivers and decisionmakers. The first important item will be securing the hybrid cloud/on-premise systems and applications.

Many young adults are looking to increase their knowledge when it comes to managing their inherited wealth. After all, wealth can be a complicated topic—and figuring out what to do with it can be an overwhelming experience. With that in mind, this guide is designed to answer their questions and concerns on the issues related to money, includin...

Sometimes, portfolios are so focused on returns that tax efficiency gets pushed to the back burner. But proposed changes to tax law under the Biden administration—and the related debates—have brought renewed focus to the tax impact of portfolio decisions. That makes now a good time to review some of key techniques to help manage your investment tax...

With the past two years as a backdrop, risk management and insurance for 2022 will be anything but simple. It will entail assessing vulnerabilities with regards to changes such as permanent work-from-home arrangements, increased exposure to extreme weather events, cybercrime, and various pandemic-related ripple effects. High net worth individuals a...

With OSHA releasing and publishing the Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS”) on November 4, 2021, there are new vaccine guidelines and mandates for employers to follow. In this eBook, we address the “vaccinate or test” program set forth in the ETS and provide samples and templates on mandatory vaccination policy, reasonab...

In today’s workplace environment, organizations face heightened challenges for employee recruitment, retention, wellbeing, and engagement. Understanding how to attract new employees, while keeping and supporting your current workforce is critical to an organization’s ongoing success. It starts with having a sense of urgency, empathy, be...

By implementing proactive controls, organizations can minimize the chance of falling victim to a ransomware attack. This guide explores these eight leading cybersecurity practices, with critical steps to take and tips to incorporate into your approach: Know your environment Keep your data backups safe Implement a patch management program Bu...

From the five billion records that cybercriminals exposed in 2019 to the 42% of teens across 25 countries having a problem with their parents posting about them on social media in 2020, it is clear that everyday digital behaviors are not without risk. Learn the tips to protect your privacy online.

Individual employees can be an organization’s most valuable asset or their most significant risk. While each company and family offices will have different challenges and needs, there are best practices that can be implemented to ensure employees are properly recruited, vetted, hired, retained, and terminated. By taking the necessary steps, y...

With so many potential tax changes ahead, it's time to make sure you're checking all the boxes on things you can do to protect your wealth. Now is the time to ensure your wealth plan reflects any changes in your circumstances or goals, the economic landscape, and the current tax environment. Review this checklist for potential strategies to...

Whether you’ve worked with ultra-high-net-worth clients for years or are just starting to grow that business, you know that these families and individuals are typically very private and prefer to deal exclusively with trusted advisors. When considering the right independent insurance agents or brokers, there are six things to keep in mind when maki...

Choosing the right governance practices in a family business is a critical ingredient for its long-term sustainability. This report—the third in a series of four on family business succession—examines the many layers of family and business governance systems and mechanisms and the ways in which the evolving principles of good governance c...

Emerging from the shadows is the increasing number of women in the workforce, and it marks one of the most significant changes in economies throughout the world in the last 40 years. This report—the second in a series of four on family business succession—takes an up-close look at the demographic shifts that are changing the role of women in f...